Contender: Saturday Night (2024)

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Saturday Night was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz

Type of Contender: Narrow

Contender Factor: 28.9 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete)

Stage 1 – Pedigree

Director: Jason Reitman

Writers: Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan

Stars: Rachel Sennott, Lamorne Morris, Willem Dafoe, Dylan O’Brien, J.K. Simmons, Gabriel LaBelle, Ella Hunt, Finn Wolfhard, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Matthew Rhys, Nicholas Braun, Kim Matula, Cory Michael Smith, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matt Wood, Cooper Hoffman, Emily Fairn, Paul Rust, Catherine Curtin, Robert Wuhl, Drew Scheid, Taylor Gray, Valri Bromfield, Nicholas Podany

Techs: Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid (Ed); Eric Steelberg (Ci); Jon Batiste (Mu)

Prior Recognition:
     Extensive Dafoe, Reitman
     Limited Simmons, Kenan, Batiste
     Potential Morris, Hunt, Dewey, Rhys, Braun, Hoffman, Wuhl

Rating: 15 out of 25

Stage 2 – Content

Legacy: Original

Genre: Biography, Comedy

Length: 1h 49m

MPAA Rating: R

Rating: 13.9 out of 15

Stage 3 – Release

Festival: Telluride (24)

Release Date: Oct. 11, 2024

Strategy: TBD

Rating: 8 out of 15